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CN105437544B - Deposition manufacturing method and end effector - Google Patents

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CN105437544B
CN105437544B CN201510592035.3A CN201510592035A CN105437544B CN 105437544 B CN105437544 B CN 105437544B CN 201510592035 A CN201510592035 A CN 201510592035A CN 105437544 B CN105437544 B CN 105437544B
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Abstract

The present application relates to deposition manufacturing methods and end effectors, and in particular to extrusion deposition of fiber reinforced polymers. The fiber reinforced polymer part is manufactured by the following method: the deposition head is rastered over the substrate and feature features are additively formed by extruding a polymer with an entrained continuous reinforcement from the deposition head onto the substrate.

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Deposition method for preparing and end effector
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to add manufacture (additive manufacturing) technology, and more specifically, It is related to the method and apparatus for depositing fibre reinforced polymeric as such as thermoplastic polymer.
Background technique
Addition manufacture is that one kind directly produces physical unit according to 3-D (three-dimensional) CAD (CAD) file Technique.It is being known as fused glass pelletAnd in a seed type of the addition manufacture of sometimes referred to as 3-D printing, By the globule material (bead) of extruded thermoplastic polymer material, the material layer solidified later is squeezed out to be formed in from mouth, thus Produce component.Nozzle can be moved along tool path, or by cnc mechanism " rasterisation (rastered) ", with one time one A layer of ground constructs the component upwards on construction platform from bottom.
(such as according to known addition manufacturing process) production component may not be suitable for needing high structural behaviour Certain applications, such as aircraft industry.In order to realize high structural behaviour, the thermoplastic component used in such applications usually requires to make With such as discontinuous or continuous fiber insertion fortifier.However, by continuous fiber fortifier collection during fused glass pellet At not yet being practiced so far in the thermoplastic polymer to extrusion.
It is known that discontinuous (for example, " chopped (chopped) ") reinforcing fiber is introduced into the polymer of extrusion.Example Such as, it has developed and has been known asProcess, it is strong to mould for mixing moulding process using direct-on-line Fluidized polymer synthetic, wherein the polymer beads or harness for the extrusion that die cost is strengthened including the use of discontinuous fibre.So AndTo provide, discontinuous fibre strengthens polymer harness to technology utilization heaviness industrial equipment or particle is used In molding, and the such addition manufacturing process of such as FDM is not suitable for it.
Therefore, it for the addition manufacturing process as such as FDM, needs exist for, that is, allow to strengthen Object is integrated into the polymeric beads material by layer deposition, carrys out the feature of forming member.The end for also needing to be implemented above-mentioned technique executes Device (end effector), as the end effector constructs the feature of the component, and allows for continuous reinforcement object to be entrained to In liquefied polymers.
Summary of the invention
Disclosed embodiment provides a kind of for manufacturing the side for strengthening polymer elements using addition manufacturing technology Method and device.Similar with fused glass pellet, which can be continuously, and be integrated into as polymer is deposited by layer In the pearl material of the fusing of polymer, to form the feature of the component.The embodiment permits manufacture, and there is higher structural behaviour to need The component asked.Allow to high-resolution deposition continuous reinforcement polymer.
According to a disclosed embodiment, a kind of deposition method for preparing is provided.The deposition method for preparing includes following Step: establishing the pressurized stream of the polymer of fusing by pipeline, carries fibrous reinforcement secretly in the pressurized stream, and will be described The pearl material of fibrous reinforcement and the polymer deposits on substrate from the pipeline.The fibrous reinforcement is by being fed It is carried secretly into institute's pipeline.The fibrous reinforcement may include: filament (filament), tow (tow), rove (roving) Or resultant yarn (yarn).The fibrous reinforcement can be by the way that one of dry fibers fortifier and pre-impregnated fiber fortifier to be fed to It is carried secretly in the pipeline.The fibrous reinforcement can be heated.It, can be by multiple discontinuous fibres in a variation example Fortifier is linked together in chain, and can carry the chain secretly by the way that the chain to be drawn into the pressurized stream.The side Method can be the following steps are included: in the polymer by fibrous reinforcement encapsulation, which has than the polymer The higher fusion temperature of fusion temperature in the pressurized stream.Can be variable to its application by the length along the pipeline The heat of amount keeps desired polymer viscosity.Optionally, the method can be the following steps are included: by the pearl of polymer Material deposits on the substrate, wherein the polymer lacks the fibrous reinforcement.It can be by under stress by the polymerization Object, which injects in the pipeline, establishes the pressurized stream.The step packet polymer being injected under stress in the pipeline It includes following steps: establishing pressure difference between the upstream end and downstream of the pipeline.The method can also include following step It is rapid: the fibre being drawn together with the polymer by the pipeline using the pressurized stream and/or by capillarity Tie up fortifier.The fibrous reinforcement can be carried secretly by the way that the fibrous reinforcement to be introduced into the upstream end of the pipeline. The polymer is introduced into the pipeline around the fibrous reinforcement ring-type.
According to it is another embodiment there is provided it is a kind of manufacture composite component method.Deposition head rasterizes on substrate.It is logical It crosses and the polymer with fortifier is expressed on substrate from deposition head and adds the feature for forming the component.The method can With the following steps are included: carry discontinuous fortifier secretly in the polymer, or alternatively, carry secretly in the polymer Continuous reinforcement object.In a variation example, the feature for lacking the fortifier can be squeezed out.The pressurization steps include: by institute It states polymer and the fortifier is introduced into the upstream end of pipeline, force the polymer flow by the pipeline until described The downstream of pipeline, and the fortifier is drawn by the pipeline and extremely should via the flowing of the pipeline using polymer The downstream of pipeline, to draw the fortifier with the polymer flow.The method can with the following steps are included: It helps to draw the fortifier by the pipeline using capillarity.The polymer passes through under stress around described strong Compound is injected the polymer and is introduced.The extrusion includes: that the polymer and the entrainment fortifier is forced to pass through mold. The method can cut the polymer and the reinforcing with the following steps are included: during the rasterisation of the deposition head Object.
Embodiment there is provided a kind of for executing the end effector of the deposition of fibre reinforced polymeric according to another. The end effector includes: the supply department of continuous fiber fortifier and the supply department of flowable polymer.Provided with deposition Head, the deposition head have polymer inlet and feed end, which is configured to receive continuous fiber fortifier Supply department.The deposition head further includes deposit apex, which is configured to, and it is strong that deposition is wherein entrained with the continuous fiber The pearl material of the polymer of compound.The end effector can also include heater, and the heater is for heating the folder Band bucket, the heater includes at least one heating coil, at least one described heating coil has the length along the entrainment bucket Spend the multiple coil turns quantitatively changed.The deposition head includes entrainment bucket, which is configured to, and is carried secretly described continuous Fibrous reinforcement.The entrainment bucket includes assembling area, and converge the continuous fiber fortifier and flowable described for the assembling area Polymer.The entrainment bucket can also include the extrusion die coupled with the deposit apex.The entrainment bucket can also include hair Tubule, which couples with the assembling area, and is configured to, and carries the continuous fiber fortifier secretly the polymer In.
These features, function and advantage can independently realize in the different embodiments of the disclosure, or can be It is referred to following description and attached drawing is seen in the other embodiment of further details and being combined.
Detailed description of the invention
The novel feature of illustrative embodiment is it is believed that characteristic is illustrated in the dependent claims.However, when knot When closing attached drawing and reading, the illustrative embodiment and preferred mode of use, further purpose and its advantage will be by referring to The following detailed description of the illustrative embodiment of the disclosure and be best understood, in which:
Fig. 1 is the general frame and figure illustrated for manufacturing the device of fibre strengthening component using addition manufacturing technology Solution;
Figure 1A is the diagrammatic illustration in the region for being appointed as " Figure 1A " in Fig. 1, and the part for squeezing out pearl material is disassembled, to appear folder The fibrous reinforcement of band in the polymer;
Fig. 2 is to illustrate the cross-sectional view of the deposition head for the component for forming Fig. 1 shown device;
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the interception of 3-3 along the line of diagrammatic illustration 2.
Fig. 4 is the enlarged drawing of the section for being appointed as " Fig. 4 " in diagrammatic illustration 2;
Fig. 5 is to illustrate the flow chart of an embodiment of deposition method;
Fig. 6 is to illustrate the flow chart of the method for manufacture composite component;
Fig. 7 is to illustrate the bottom stereogram for the deposition head array for strengthening polymer for deposit fiber;
Fig. 8 is the diagrammatic illustration of the flow chart of aircraft production and maintenance method.
Fig. 9 is the example block of aircraft.
Specific embodiment
Referring to Fig.1, disclosed embodiment includes end effector 20, can by any suitable executor 30, It is rasterized on the substrate 23 as such as platform 24 through three-dimensional space.Processor 30 for example and can be wrapped unrestrictedly Include numerical control gantry mechanism (gantry mechanism) (not shown) and articulated mechanical arm (not shown) or similar means.End Actuator 20 is operated by controller 32 with the combination of construction procedures 38 or similar software with 30 the two of executor.Controller 32 It can unrestrictedly include programming dedicated or general purpose computer, such as PC (personal computer) or PLC (programmable logic controller (PLC)).
For end effector 20 on platform 24, layer 22 connects the three-dimensional fibre reinforced polymeric component 26 of 22 ground of layer building, should With completing, each strengthens polymeric layer 22 to platform 24 and moves down (28).The polymer elements 26 (is sometimes referred to herein For composite component 26) it is limited according to one or more CAD (CAD) file 34, which is converted At STL (stereolithography) formatted file 36 on the surface for limiting component 26.Utilize stl file 36 and one or more building journeys Sequence 38, controller 32 control the operation of end effector 20 and executor 30.Executor 30 rasterizes end on platform 24 and holds Row device 20, to deposit the pearl material 44 for the soft fibre reinforced polymeric being subsequently cured.As shown in Figure 1A, each pearl material 44 wraps Include the extruded polymer 80 for being wherein entrained with continuous fiber fortifier 76.With polymer solidification is strengthened, layer 22 is fused together, To form the various features of fiber reinforced composite component 26.
End effector 20 includes the deposition head 40 or mold 42 that nozzle can be set, and by it, is polymerize strengthening The fibre strengthening pearl material 44 of object deposits on platform 24, or on bottom 22.As mentioned above, pearl material 44 includes fibrous reinforcement 76 (Fig. 1,2,3 and 4), as pearl material 44 is extruded and are entrained in extruded polymer 80, then solidify and melt to be formed Melt layer 22 together.Nozzle 42 can have mouth opening 42a (Fig. 2), be used to squeeze out the fibrous reinforcement with entrainment 76 polymeric beads material 44.Mouth opening 42a can have desired cross sectional shape, such as, but not limited to, round, rectangular, oval Shape, band shape or rectangular cross sectional shape.
End effector 20 further include: fiber supply and feed part 48, pressure polymerization object supply department 50 and one or more Multiple suitable heaters 52.Polymer supply department 50 may include one or more control valves and pressure regulator (not shown), Because the flowing and pressure for controlling the polymer supplied to deposition head 40 may be needed.Heater 52 heats the polymer, Until it liquefies and becomes flowable, and heat also is provided to deposition head 40, to keep the hope viscosity of polymer, directly Until the fibrous reinforcement 76 of polymer 80 and entrainment leaves nozzle 42.The desired polymer viscosity can depend on more Kind of factor includes but not limited to: temperature that polymer is heated to, the heat absorbed by fibrous reinforcement 76, used spy Different polymer 80 and its shear rate, fibrous reinforcement 76 will squeeze out uncommon by ability that polymer 80 soaks, from deposition head 40 The rate for hoping rate and end effector 20 rasterize on substrate 23.In general, however, polymer 80 should have Sufficiently low viscosity, to soak fibrous reinforcement 76 and be squeezed out from deposition head 40.
Optionally, heater 52 can be used for before fibrous reinforcement 76 is fed in deposition head 40 and/or As it is fed in deposition head 40 and is entrained in polymer 80 and heats the fibrous reinforcement.End effector 20 is also It may include suitable cutter 46, cutting fibre strengthens polymeric beads material 44 after sedimentary 22.Cutter 46 can be with Such as and unrestrictedly include: laser cutter, mechanical cutter as ultrasound knife or such as cutting machine (is all not shown), Both its fibrous reinforcements 76 for cutting off polymer 80 and entrainment.
To deposition head 40 provide polymer 80 can be it is any can Phase change polymers, be heated at least to its glass Viscosity is reduced when conversion temperature, and is then solidified and hardened while cooling.For example, and unrestrictedly, from polymer supply department 50 polymer 80 that are drawn into deposition head 40 may include any suitable amorphous or crystallization thermoplastic polymer, thermosetting property or Thermoplastic copolymer.
The fibrous reinforcement 76 being entrained in polymer 80 may include one or more fiber filaments (fiberfilament), tow (tow), rove (roving) or resultant yarn (yarn), with such as carbon fiber, glass fibre, pottery 80 phase of polymer as the combination of porcelain fiber or metallic fiber or this fiber is compatible.Fibrous reinforcement 76 can be unrestrictedly It all include multiple single filaments using one or more tow, rove or resultant yarn.In some embodiments, for example, by force Compound 76 may include: including 2 to the linear weight between 16tex single tow, rove or resultant yarn, wherein " tex " is 1000 meters of filaments of tow, rove or resultant yarn, quality in grams.Fibrous reinforcement 76 can be dry fibers reinforcing Object, or can be pre-impregnated fiber fortifier.
Tow, rove or resultant yarn may include dry filament, however, in some embodiments, tow can have with pre-preg The identical or different polymer with the polymer 90 that is drawn from polymer supply department 50.It can also be by with relatively high molten Change and encapsulate tow, rove or resultant yarn in the first polymer of temperature, and then by deposition head 40 feed packaged tow come It is formed and reinforces harness, in deposition head, be entrained to the with the fusion temperature lower than the fusion temperature of first polymer In dimerization object.In other embodiments, fibrous reinforcement 76 may include discontinuous fibre fortifier (for example, chopped Fiber), can with or cannot line up, and as coupled chaining (not shown) jointly by adhesive, which can pass through The flowing stream for wherein carrying the polymer 80 of the chain of discontinuous fibre fortifier 76 secretly, draws or " dilatory " via deposition head 40.
In the following, guiding attention into Fig. 2,3 and 4, it illustrates the depositions for the forming member for including end effector 20 First 40 details.Deposition head 40 includes: the elongated clip band bucket 66 with feed end 70;With material deposit apex 72, from the material Expect that deposit apex 72 squeezes out the pearl material 44 (Fig. 1) that simultaneously deposit fiber strengthens polymer, as previously described.Carrying bucket 66 secretly includes internal capillary Pipe 68, the capillary 68 have the first upstream end 68a and second downstream 68b opposite with upstream end 68a.Capillary 68 is from folder Material deposit apex 72 with bucket 66, which rises, extends longitudinally to assembling area 86, wherein fibrous reinforcement 76 is introduced into and with being introduced into To the polymer 80 of the entrainment bucket 66 of the upstream of assembling area 86 flowing stream and converge.
When fibrous reinforcement 76 is introduced into the flowing stream of polymer 80, between fibrous reinforcement 76 and polymer 80 Fibrous reinforcement 76 is dragged in the upstream end 68a of capillary 68 and is subsequently passed through the capillary 68 by viscous interaction.Work as entrance When assembling area 86, fibrous reinforcement 76 is entrained in the flowing stream of polymer 80, and is carried through hair in company with polymer 80 Tubule 68 is until carry the material deposit apex 72 of bucket 66 secretly, wherein polymer 80 and the fibrous reinforcement 76 of entrainment are squeezed out jointly For pearl material 44.
The downstream 68b of capillary 68 can couple with extrusion die 42, wish the poly- of cross sectional shape to squeeze out to have Close object pearl material 44.In some applications, extrusion die 42 may not be required.Capillary 68 has depending on many factors Internal diameter " D ", many factors include particular deposition application, and the print resolution and fiber of the component 26 (Fig. 1) manufactured are strong The hope plot ratio of compound 76.Plot ratio comprising fibrous reinforcement 76 in the polymer be capillary 68 internal diameter " D " with Form the quantity of the fiber of fibrous reinforcement 76 and the function of both diameters.The length of capillary 68 can also influence the poly- of entrainment The amount for closing object and fiber interaction, needs it that fibrous reinforcement 76 is moved through capillary 68.
The feed end 70 of entrainment bucket 66 is provided with the guide wire 74 being centered about, can will be fine by the guide wire 74 Fortifier 76 is tieed up longitudinally to feed from fiber supply and feed part 48 (Fig. 1).The downstream 74a of guide wire 74 is tapered, and is wrapped It includes and the coaxillay aligned central opening 82 (Fig. 3 and 4) of capillary 68.After being fed in guide wire 74, fibrous reinforcement 76 are directed across opening 82 with 68 axis of capillary with being aligned, and enter the assembling area 86 for converging it, are exposed and are melted Polymer wetting, the outside that melt polymer flows through guide wire 74 enters capillary 68.It is converged as fibrous reinforcement 76 enters Area 86 is entrained in the polymer 80 for flowing through the entrance of assembling area 86 capillary 68.
The feed end 70 of entrainment bucket 66 further includes surrounding the cyclic polymer channel 69 of guide wire 74.Implement at one In mode, flowable melt polymer 80 can be along usually parallel with the direction that fibrous reinforcement 76 is fed in guide wire 74 Direction, via the polymer inlet 69a (as shown) at feed end 70, and be introduced into cyclic polymer channel 69. Alternatively, in another embodiment (not shown), flowable melt polymer 80 can be presented along with by fibrous reinforcement 76 It is sent to the direction of the direction transverse direction in guide wire 74, and channel 69 is entered by carrying the avris of bucket 66 secretly by crossfeed.
Polymer 80 is with pressure " P1" be injected into polymer inlet 69a from polymer supply department 50, and flow into and pass through Annular channel 69.Annular channel 69 is tapered, and is converged using the end 74a that is tapered of guidance part 74, and the polymer 80 of flowing is flowed Fibrous reinforcement 76 is crossed and crosses, into the upstream end 68a of capillary 68.Pressure " P1" it is greater than the material deposit apex of entrainment bucket 66 Atmospheric pressure " P at 72a", thus, there are pressure difference P between opposite end 68a, 68b of capillary 681-Pa.The pressure Difference helps to draw fibrous reinforcement 76 and be entrained in the polymer 80 of flowing.
Heater 52 shown in Fig. 1 may include one or more electric heating coil 52a, surround as shown in Figure 2 or embedding Enter to carry secretly bucket 66.Electric heating coil 52a provides required heat, to keep polymer 80 to be in the flowable shape for wishing viscosity State.It is desirable that pressing the temperature bigger than the temperature at material deposit apex 72, temperature of the retaining clip band bucket 66 at feed end 70 Degree, to guarantee to soak fibrous reinforcement 76 enough, just as being initially drawn into capillary 68 it.In order to polymerization Object is advanced along the length of entrainment bucket 66 to change the heat for being supplied to polymer 80, and thus controls the viscosity of polymer 80, is added Heat coil 52a can have bigger than the coil turn at material deposit apex 72 at the feed end 70 on entrainment bucket 66 The coil turn of quantity.
When in use, one or more fibrous reinforcements 76 can be loosely fed in guide wire 74, so that it Do not placed by the compression of any general amount, that is, they are not pushed in guide wire 74, to avoid fibrous reinforcement 76 Buckling.As previously mentioned, entrainment bucket 66, which is heated to, keeps the flowable temperature of polymer 80, and guarantee that substantially complete wetting is fine Tie up fortifier 76.Pressure P1Under polymer 80 be introduced in polymer inlet 69a, filling annular channel 69, and establish poly- Close the flowing that object 80 enters the upstream end 68a of capillary 68 via assembling area 86.In polymer inlet 69a and material deposit apex 72 Between the polyalcohol pressure difference P that establishes1-PaPolymer 80 is kept to flow to capillary 68.In other words, polymer 80 by from Relatively high pressure P1Under polymer inlet 69a flow to relative lower pressure PaUnder material deposit apex 72 seek to put down Weighing apparatus.
According to pressure difference P1-PaThe polymer 80 of generation passes through the flowing of assembling area 86, leads to polymer 80 " catching " and draws The fibrous reinforcement 76 that the upstream end 68a of capillary 68 is flowed into together with polymer 80 is taken, there, fibrous reinforcement 76 is entrained Into polymer 80.In addition, according to capillary caused by the molecular separating force between polymer 80 and surrounding capillary 68 is passed through Effect, fibrous reinforcement 76 are drawn through capillary 68.As fibrous reinforcement 76 is drawn into capillary 68, fiber is strong Compound 76 is entrained in the polymer 80 of flowing and is extruded, and is then deposited in the pearl material 44 of thawing in company with polymer 80 (Fig. 1), to be rasterized on substrate 23 and the pantostrat 22 of forming member 26 with end effector 20.
When foring the layer 22 or other feature of component 26, cutter 46 cuts off pearl material 44, and polymer supply department 50 are blocked, until end effector 20 is ready to deposit next layer 2.Cutting pearl material 44 causes to cut off polymer 80 and folder Take both fibrous reinforcements 76 in polymer 80 to.In some applications, feeding fibrous reinforcement 76 can be temporarily interrupted, with Just it is deposited as the pearl material 44 (lacking fibrous reinforcement) of straight polymer 80, to form the layer 22 for not including fortifier.
In the following, guiding attention to Fig. 5, the deposition of the end effector 20 using the above-mentioned type is broadly illustrated Manufacturing method.Start 54, the pressurized stream of polymer 80 is established by can be the pipeline 68 of capillary.The pressurization of polymer 80 Stream can be established by establishing pressure difference between polymer inlet 69a (Fig. 2) and the downstream 68b of capillary 68.56 Place, fibrous reinforcement 76 is entrained in pressure polymerisation logistics.In some embodiments, this method can optionally include: The fibrous reinforcement 76 is heated before fibrous reinforcement 76 is entrained in the pressurized stream of polymer 80.At 58, wherein pressing from both sides The pearl material 44 of polymer 80 with fibrous reinforcement 76 deposits on substrate 23 from pipeline.The pressurized stream of polymer 80 can lead to Crossing to the pressure of capillary 68 is P1Upstream end 68a supply of polymer 80 establish (pressure P1It is present in hair higher than polymer Pressure P at the downstream 68b of tubule 68a), and deposited from material deposit apex 72.
Fig. 6 broadly illustrates the method for manufacturing composite component 26 by aforementioned addition manufacturing technology.At 60, deposition head 40 rasterize on substrate 23.At 62, by that will have the polymer 80 of the continuous fiber fortifier 76 of entrainment from deposition head 40 are expressed on substrate 23 and add the feature for forming composite component 26.It can be by making the upstream end 68a according to capillary 68 Pressure difference P between the 68b of downstream1-PaThe pressurized stream of generated polymer 80 flows through capillary 68, poly- to realize Object 80 is closed to squeeze out together with the continuous fiber fortifier 76 of entrainment.
In some applications, in order to increase manufacturing speed, it may be necessary to or wish to use and have than single deposition head 40 More end effectors 20.Referring to Fig. 7, multiple deposition heads 40 can be pressed into array on single end effector 20 (Fig. 1) 88 are arranged together.Each deposition head 40 can include nozzle 42, and the pearl material (not shown) of fibre reinforced polymeric can To deposit on substrate 23 (Fig. 1) from the mouth 42, the feature of the component to add is formed.
Embodiment of the present disclosure can find the purposes in terms of a variety of potential applications, especially in terms of carrier, E.g., including: aerospace, sea-freight, automobile application and the other application that fibre reinforced polymeric component can be used.By This, in the following, referring to Fig. 8 and 9, embodiment of the present disclosure can in aircraft manufacture as shown in Figure 8 and maintenance method 90 and such as It is used under the background of aircraft 92 shown in Fig. 9.The aircraft applications of disclosed embodiment for example can include but is not limited to: former Type component, low production run part and the reinforced structure that may be difficult to using common process or expensively be manufactured.It is produced in advance Period, illustrative methods 90 may include the specification and design 94 and material purchases 96 of aircraft 92.During production, carry out Component and the sub-component manufacture 98 and the system integration 100 of aircraft 92.It is disclosed during component and sub-component manufacture 98 Method and apparatus can be used to produce the component or sub-component of the part for being then integrated into the system integration 100.Moreover, should Embodiment can be used to produce the component for enabling other components to assemble and/or integrate together.Hereafter, aircraft 92 can With experience certification and 102 are delivered, to be placed in 104 in use.When using 104 in consumer, aircraft 92 is arranged example Row care and maintenance 106 can also include: to modify, reconfigure, refreshing again.Disclosed embodiment can be used for Such part or component are manufactured, is used to repair or replace the component of the part as the care and maintenance 106.
Each process of method 90 can be by system integrator, third party and/or operator (for example, consumption Person) Lai Zhihang or completion.For purposes of this description, system integrator can include but is not limited to any amount of aircraft system Make quotient and main system subcontractor;Third party can include but is not limited to any amount of manufacturer, subcontractor and supplier;And it grasps Author can be course line, leasing company, military entity, service organization etc..
As shown in figure 9, may include that there is multiple systems 110 and inside according to the aircraft 92 that illustrative methods 90 produce 112 fuselage 108.The example of advanced system 110 includes one or more in the following terms: propulsion system 114, electrical system System 116, hydraulic system 122 and environmental system 120.It may include any amount of other systems.Although showing aviation boat Its example, but the principle of the disclosure can be applied to other industry, such as sea-freight and auto industry.Disclosed embodiment can be with It is used with manufacture custom design used in fuselage 108, any system 110 or inside 112, prototype or low production run Fibre reinforced polymeric component or part.
The system and method being embodied herein can be in any one or more phases in stage of production and maintenance method 90 Between use.For example, component corresponding with production process 98 or sub-component can by with it is produced when aircraft 120 maintains Component or the similar method of sub-component are manufactured or are produced.Moreover, one or more device embodiments, method implementation Or combinations thereof can be used during the production phase 98 and 100, for example, by substantially accelerate aircraft 92 assembling or Reduce the cost of aircraft 92.Similarly, one or more in device embodiments, method implementation or combinations thereof It can be used when aircraft 92 maintains (such as and being not limited to care and maintenance 106).
As used herein, phrase at least one of " ... " with bulleted list when being used together, it is intended that can be used One or more various combinations in the project listed, and may need in each of list project only one It is a.For example, " at least one of project A, project B and project C " can unrestrictedly include project A, project A and project B, Or project B.The example can also include project A, project B and project C or project B and project C.The project can be specific Object, things or classification.In other words, at least one of " ... " means any combination of project, and the number of project can be with It is used according to list, but does not need all items in list.
As a result, in short, according to a first aspect of the present invention, providing:
A1, a kind of deposition method for preparing, method includes the following steps:
The pressurized stream of polymer is established by pipeline;
Fibrous reinforcement is carried secretly in the pressurized stream;And
The pearl material of the fibrous reinforcement and the polymer is deposited on substrate from the pipeline.
A2, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement secretly include Following steps: at least one of tow, rove and resultant yarn are fed in the pipeline.
A3, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement secretly include Following steps: one of dry fibers fortifier and pre-impregnated fiber fortifier are fed in the pipeline.
A4, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement secretly include Following steps: one of continuous fiber fortifier and discontinuous fibre fortifier are fed in the pipeline.
A5, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
Heat the fibrous reinforcement.
A6, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
Multiple discontinuous fibre fortifiers are linked together in chain, and
Wherein, the step of carrying fibrous reinforcement secretly is the following steps are included: the chain is drawn into the pressurized stream.
A7, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
In the polymer by fibrous reinforcement encapsulation, which has than the polymer in its pressurized stream In the high fusion temperature of fusion temperature.
A8, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
Apply the heat of variable amount to the pipeline by the length along the pipeline to keep the hope of the polymer Viscosity.
A9, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
The pearl material of polymer is deposited on the substrate, wherein the polymer lacks the fibrous reinforcement.
A10, additionally provide deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A1, wherein the step of establishing the pressurized stream include with Lower step: the polymer is injected in the pipeline under stress.
A11, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A10 is additionally provided, wherein be under stress injected into the polymer Step in the pipeline is the following steps are included: establish pressure difference between the upstream end and downstream of the pipeline.
A12, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A10 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
The fibrous reinforcement is drawn by the pipeline using the pressurized stream.
A13, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A10 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
The fibrous reinforcement is drawn by capillary action through the pipeline.
A14, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A10 is additionally provided, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement secretly packet It includes following steps: the fibrous reinforcement being introduced into the upstream end of the pipeline.
A15, deposition method for preparing according to paragraph A14 is additionally provided, wherein the polymer is introduced into the pipeline Upstream end the step of the following steps are included: introducing the polymer around the fibrous reinforcement ring-type.
According to a further aspect of the invention, it provides:
B1, a kind of method for manufacturing composite component, method includes the following steps:
Deposition head is rasterized on substrate;And
The composite part is formed by there will be the polymer of fortifier to be expressed into addition on the substrate from deposition head The feature of part.
B2, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
Carry discontinuous fortifier secretly in the polymer.
B3, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
Carry continuous reinforcement object secretly in the polymer.
B4, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, wherein the step of addition forms the feature of the composite component include Following steps: the polymer with the fortifier, and the polymer that the fortifier will be lacked discontinuously are squeezed out It is continuously expressed on the substrate from the deposition head.
B5, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, wherein extrusion has the step of polymer of the fortifier The following steps are included:
The polymer with the fortifier is introduced into the upstream end of pipeline,
Force the polymer flow by the pipeline up to the downstream of the pipeline, and
Using the flowing via the pipeline, the fortifier is drawn to the downstream of the pipeline by the pipeline End, to draw the fortifier with the flowing via the pipeline.
B6, method according to paragraph B5 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
It helps to draw the fortifier by the pipeline using capillarity.
B7, method according to paragraph B5 is additionally provided, wherein the step of introducing has the polymer of the fortifier include Following steps: the polymer is injected around the fortifier under stress.
B8, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, wherein the extrusion step includes: to force with the fortifier The polymer passes through the pipeline and mold.
B9, method according to paragraph B1 is additionally provided, the method also includes following steps:
During the rasterisation of the deposition head, the polymer with the fortifier is cut.
C1, a kind of for executing the end effector of deposit fiber fortifier, which includes:
The supply department of continuous fiber fortifier;
The supply department of flowable polymer;And
Deposition head, the deposition head have polymer inlet and feed end, which is configured to the company of receiving The supply department of continuous fibrous reinforcement, the deposition head further includes deposit apex, which is configured to, and deposition is wherein carried secretly State the pearl material of the polymer of continuous fiber fortifier.
C2, end effector according to paragraph C1 is additionally provided, wherein the deposition head includes:
Carry bucket secretly, which is configured to, in the polymer by continuous fiber fortifier entrainment,
The entrainment bucket includes assembling area, and the continuous fiber fortifier and flowable described is converged in the assembling area Polymer.
C3, end effector according to paragraph C2 is additionally provided, wherein the entrainment bucket further includes and the deposit apex joins The extrusion die connect.
C4, end effector according to paragraph C2 is additionally provided, wherein the entrainment bucket further includes capillary, the capillary Pipe couples with the assembling area, and is configured to carry the continuous fiber fortifier in the polymer secretly.
C5, end effector according to paragraph C4 is additionally provided, in which:
The capillary includes upstream end and downstream, which couples with the assembling area, which is constructed The polymer of the continuous fiber fortifier is wherein entrained at extrusion.
C6, end effector according to paragraph C2, the end effector are additionally provided further include:
Heater, for the heater for heating the entrainment bucket, the heater includes at least one heating coil, described At least one heating coil has multiple coil turns that the length along the entrainment bucket quantitatively changes.
For purpose of illustration and description, the description of different illustrative embodiments is presented, but is not intended to exclusive Or these embodiments are limited by disclosed form.Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand many modifications and modification Example.Moreover, different illustrative embodiments can provide different advantages compared with other illustrative embodiments.Selection And the embodiment and selected embodiment are described, most preferably to illustrate principle, the practical application of these embodiments, And those of ordinary skill in the art is enabled to be directed to the various realities with the various modifications example as being suitable for expected special-purpose Mode is applied to understand the disclosure.

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1. a kind of deposition method for preparing, the deposition method for preparing the following steps are included:
The pressurized stream of polymer (80) is established by pipeline (68);
Fibrous reinforcement (76) is loosely fed in guide wire (74), so that the fibrous reinforcement (76) is not pushed to It in the guide wire (74), and is not placed by the compression of any general amount, and by the pressurized stream in the pressurized stream The interior entrainment fibrous reinforcement (76);And
The pearl material of the fibrous reinforcement (76) and the polymer (80) is deposited on substrate (23) from the pipeline (68).
2. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement (76) secretly include with Lower step: at least one of tow, rove and resultant yarn are fed in the pipeline (68).
3. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement (76) secretly include with Lower step: one of dry fibers fortifier and pre-impregnated fiber fortifier are fed in the pipeline (68).
4. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, wherein the step of carrying the fibrous reinforcement (76) secretly include with Lower step: one of continuous fiber fortifier and discontinuous fibre fortifier are fed in the pipeline (68).
5. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, the deposition method for preparing is further comprising the steps of:
Multiple discontinuous fibre fortifiers are linked together in chain, and
Wherein, the step of carrying fibrous reinforcement secretly is the following steps are included: the chain is drawn into the pressurized stream.
6. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, the deposition method for preparing is further comprising the steps of:
In the polymer by the fibrous reinforcement (76) encapsulation, which has than the polymer in its pressurized stream The high fusion temperature of fusion temperature.
7. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, the deposition method for preparing is further comprising the steps of:
Apply the heat of variable amount, to the pipeline (68) by the length along the pipeline to keep the polymer (80) Wish viscosity.
8. deposition method for preparing according to claim 1, wherein the step of establishing the pressurized stream the following steps are included: The polymer (80) are injected in the pipeline (68) under stress.
9. deposition method for preparing according to claim 8, wherein be under stress injected into the polymer (80) described Step in pipeline (68) is the following steps are included: establish pressure difference between the upstream end and downstream of the pipeline.
10. a kind of for executing the end effector of the deposition of fibre reinforced polymeric, which includes:
The supply department (48) of continuous fiber fortifier (76) is used to the fibrous reinforcement (76) being loosely fed to guiding It manages in (74), so that the fibrous reinforcement (76) is not pushed in the guide wire (74), and not by any general amount Compression is to place;
The supply department (50) of flowable polymer (80);And
Deposition head (40), the deposition head (40) have polymer inlet (69a) and feed end (70), the feed end (70) it is configured to receive the supply department of continuous fiber fortifier (76), wherein the supply department of flowable polymer (50) it is connected to the polymer inlet (69a) of the deposition head (40), and is configured in the deposition head (40) The pressurized stream of polymer (80) is established in pipeline (68), and the fiber is carried secretly in the pressurized stream by the pressurized stream Fortifier (76), thus the fibrous reinforcement (76) is carried secretly by the pressurized stream, and the deposition head (40) further includes deposition It holds (72), which is configured to the polymer that deposition is wherein entrained with the continuous fiber fortifier (76) (80) pearl material (44).
11. end effector according to claim 10, wherein the deposition head includes:
It carries secretly bucket (66), which is configured to the continuous fiber fortifier (76) being entrained in the polymer (80) in,
The entrainment bucket (66) includes assembling area (86), in the assembling area (86) the convergence continuous fiber fortifier (76) and The flowable polymer (80).
12. end effector according to claim 11, wherein the entrainment bucket (66) further includes and the deposit apex (72) extrusion die (42) coupled.
13. end effector according to claim 11, wherein the entrainment bucket (66) further includes the pipeline (68), The pipeline (68) couples with the assembling area (86), and is configured to the continuous fiber fortifier (76) being entrained in institute It states in polymer (80).
14. end effector according to claim 13, in which:
The pipeline (68) includes upstream end and downstream, which couples with the assembling area (86), and the downstream is by structure It causes to squeeze out the polymer (80) for being wherein entrained with the continuous fiber fortifier (76).
15. end effector according to claim 11, the end effector further include:
Heater (52), for the heater (52) for heating the entrainment bucket (66), the heater includes at least one heating Coil (52a), it is more that there is at least one described heating coil (52a) length along entrainment bucket (66) quantitatively to change A coil turn.
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